Right, your builder should clearly upgrade his lighting ideas to fit his ceiling ideas. In this regard, it would be to his benefit (his learning curve) to bring him back and ask him: here's my chandelier - how do I install it? If you're doing this yourself... what are the limitations of the amount of work you want to do? Do you want to rewire, or are we working just with attaching different fixtures to the existing wiring? And is building anything in the cards? Whether a beam, or a closed box across the peak, that would expand the choices considerably. Is your DR table centered under these lights? You likely want the chandelier centered over the table. One of the options I would play with (and it really depends on the whole room shot) is a linear multi-light fixture, mimicking the idea put forward by lovesummer above of a beam. The bar on the fixture could go along the vault or across it, and the question only becomes where you wire it in and how you do it unobtrusively. KarinL

Well, of course, when you look at the flat picture it looks nicer with an unobstructed view of the range hood. But, that is because the range hood is in the center of the drawing and it calls out for an unobstructed view. Life isn't flat. What are your expectations of the island? It is clearly a prep space so you need great task lighting. Do you also think of it as a place for intimate conversation, wine with friends, etc.... For any of those expectations I would prefer a light on a dimmer to recessed. You don't need to rush though, do you? If it is a choice between on can or one fixture, just have the box put in and don't put anything there until it is all done. At that time it will be som much easier to figure out what is perfect.

I'm quite sure moving the sink won't be easier (that'd mean moving the cabinets which I can't really do). But it'll be within 1-2" of centre (if not bang on...I need to try and put the box up before I know), so I'm fine with that. The purple drop-down fixture I'm guessing the position on based on where I think our dining table will be...but it's not exact by any means. The boxes on the right of the room represent our stairs, so it doesn't make sense to have the table centred in the room. The other fixture (blue) is the living area, and given the layout plus the recessed lighting I think it makes sense to have that one centred. As for the 4' rule, would you suggest lining up the light by the pantry with the pendants over the island, and then centring the other one between that light and the counter light? That would put it closer in line the stoves, though then the pantry may have a _little_ less light (maybe in in-cabinet light?).

Everyone's remodel takes longer than they think! I'll be 1 1/2 years out on a kitchen remodel we thought would take 6 months, so I'm sure you're doing great. Thanks for the big photo of the fixture, and it does look perfect for your space with a nice blend of those colors in the drapery hardware as well as your somerset pendants and the mirrors. As for the mirrors, really anything can be made to work and blend into a space as long as colors, textures or patterns are repeated elsewhere in the room. If you like the mirrors, by all means keep them as they are despite all the opinions people are giving you. Other people aren't living with the space -- you are. It sounds like your pendant hanging length isn't going to interfere with head or visual space, but I'm not an expert on that so double-check the measurements. If your counters are a standard 36" high and the pendants reach 36" above that, then I think you'll be fine. Some people are putting in elongated fixtures over long dining tables, similar to the ones you posted in previous photos, but I have a dining table that is long with a small chandelier above it and have never felt that the fixture was too small. If you like the colors and shape of the round one you just posted, I think it would work for your long table, especially because it has so many lights in it. You might want to think about installing it with a dimmer so that it is not actually too bright for some occasions. I'm happy to throw in my suggestions as so many people have helped me a ton with our remodel here in the Houzz forums, primarily through the archive of searchable posts. I'm like you trying to make decisions on my own, so it's required a lot of time researching everything.